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because I can't learn temperance
Feb. 9th, 2011 12:03 pmI know I'm supposed to be embracing stillness and whatnot, but I've been excited by the mere prospect of this coming back onto the writing desk:
I think I'm going to start working on The Lotus Children again.
I THINK. I don't know. I love this story to death, but I can't decide whether to write it as I've always seen it (which is admittedly a sloppy bit of space opera drama- though still epic!) or try to fix it up and make it more... I don't know. I want it to be the best it can be, but at the same time I don't want to get wrapped up in making it something that will sell or appeal to huge audiences.
The thing is, when you get me started on these books there's no stopping. I have to tell you about the characters, their plight, the dramatic irony, the delicate web of fate, the cultures they come from and detailed cultural practices, the history of their worlds... I know these characters and their worlds inside and out, and to a degree I know their story better than my own. But I have a feeling that there is something in the way I need to tell the story that I haven't quite grasped.
Anyway, I was excited when this came up the other day, and I haven't really stopped being excited since. And holding true to my decision to only write because I love to, I suppose this is the most likely next project to work on :)
I think I'm going to start working on The Lotus Children again.
I THINK. I don't know. I love this story to death, but I can't decide whether to write it as I've always seen it (which is admittedly a sloppy bit of space opera drama- though still epic!) or try to fix it up and make it more... I don't know. I want it to be the best it can be, but at the same time I don't want to get wrapped up in making it something that will sell or appeal to huge audiences.
The thing is, when you get me started on these books there's no stopping. I have to tell you about the characters, their plight, the dramatic irony, the delicate web of fate, the cultures they come from and detailed cultural practices, the history of their worlds... I know these characters and their worlds inside and out, and to a degree I know their story better than my own. But I have a feeling that there is something in the way I need to tell the story that I haven't quite grasped.
Anyway, I was excited when this came up the other day, and I haven't really stopped being excited since. And holding true to my decision to only write because I love to, I suppose this is the most likely next project to work on :)
